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University of Białystok

In research, University of Białystok stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,476 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,485 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,146 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, General Social Sciences and Anthropology — Linguistics and Language is 27.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,855
of 28,054 · #5,610 all time
Rank in Poland
#51
of 318
Research works
8.7k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
62k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is University of Białystok known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,476 of 12,888 11.1%364 #3251
Social SciencesDomain #2,485 of 10,521 9.6%1,233 #3804
Social SciencesField #2,146 of 6,365 9.0%816 #3328
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #442 of 1,201 10.8%264 #745
Arts and HumanitiesField #785 of 1,998 10.4%219 #1159
Life SciencesDomain #4,484 of 7,800 22.0%112 #6393
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,727 of 2,578 13.0%98 #2480
Health SciencesDomain #9,090 of 11,982 12.7%69 #12605
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,398 of 1,775 14.8%83 #1734
Environmental ScienceField #2,811 of 3,551 10.7%88 #3155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Białystok sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#3,251 #2,476
  2. Social Sciences#3,804 #2,485
  3. Social Sciences#3,328 #2,146
  4. Political Science and International Relations#745 #442
  5. Arts and Humanities#1,159 #785
  6. Life Sciences#6,393 #4,484
  7. Sociology and Political Science#2,480 #1,727
  8. Health Sciences#12,605 #9,090
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,734 #1,398
  10. Environmental Science#3,155 #2,811
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of Białystok specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 27.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 56.6 works28×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 39.8 works20×
  3. AnthropologySubfield · 51.0 works10×
  4. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 263.8 works10.0×
  5. HistorySubfield · 54.0 works9.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 59 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 88 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.31× its world share, 48 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.26× its world share, 219 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.17× its world share, 83 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 63 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.63× its world share, 816 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Białystok?

Ranked on the composite score, P. Jaranowski, Piotr Guzowski and Jarosław Ławski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Białystok.

  1. 1 P. Jaranowski Poland · #13,432 worldwide 1.4k citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Piotr Guzowski Poland · #224,677 worldwide 43 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Jarosław Ławski Poland · #272,961 worldwide 2 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Marek Konarzewski Poland · #346,870 worldwide 185 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Witold Hensel Poland · #440,380 worldwide 6 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 А. В. Лебедев Poland · #516,356 worldwide 30 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Grzegorz Czerwiński Poland · #548,677 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Anna Piszcz Poland · #553,183 worldwide 15 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Magdalena Perkowska Poland · #581,773 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Bogusław Plawgo Poland · #583,513 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at University of Białystok

Which keywords describe research at University of Białystok?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Education, Globalization, Cultural Studies, European Union, Public Administration, European Union Law and Pedagogy.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization170▲ 4.9×75 topics
  2. Education165▲ 5.4×45 topics
  3. Human Rights153▲ 8.4×51 topics
  4. Cultural Studies133▲ 20×19 topics
  5. European Union123▲ 30×20 topics
  6. Public Administration99▲ 64×4 topics
  7. European Union Law96▲ 312×2 topics
  8. Pedagogy93▲ 11×14 topics
  9. Nationalism89▲ 11×16 topics
  10. Literature89▲ 9.2×29 topics
  11. Ethnography85▲ 28×7 topics
  12. Migration85▲ 14×10 topics
  13. Ethics83▲ 9.7×31 topics
  14. Soviet Union81▲ 79×3 topics
  15. Eastern Europe81▲ 82×3 topics
  16. Constitutional Law79▲ 33×8 topics
  17. Consumer Protection77▲ 99×4 topics
  18. Cultural Discourse77▲ 113×2 topics
  19. Polish history76▲ 156×1 topic
  20. Polish minority76▲ 156×1 topic
  21. Judicial System75▲ 111×3 topics
  22. Legal Interpretation74▲ 258×2 topics
  23. Civil Service73▲ 322×1 topic
  24. Legal Reform73▲ 129×1 topic
  25. Language73▲ 17×10 topics
  26. Lifelong Learning71▲ 20×7 topics
  27. Economic Development71▲ 4.9×31 topics
  28. Cultural Identity69▲ 7.5×12 topics
  29. Sociolinguistics68▲ 20×7 topics
  30. Social Sciences67▲ 27×7 topics
  31. Urban Development66▲ 10×10 topics
  32. Culture64▲ 6.8×18 topics
  33. Youth Development64▲ 38×5 topics
  34. Media Literacy64▲ 6.3×2 topics
  35. Digital Innovations64▲ 226×1 topic
  36. Lexicography63▲ 39×3 topics
  37. Multilingualism63▲ 21×6 topics
  38. Data Privacy61▲ 30×3 topics
  39. Media Discourse58▲ 50×2 topics
  40. Translation57▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Białystok publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, Polish Law and Legal System, Education and Cultural Studies and Language and Culture.

Polish Historical and Cu…76Polish Historical and Cultural Studies: 76 fractional worksPolish Law and Legal Sys…73Polish Law and Legal System: 73 fractional worksEducation and Cultural S…64Education and Cultural Studies: 64 fractional worksLanguage and Culture55Language and Culture: 55 fractional worksPolish Legal and Social Issues: 48 fractional worksCentral European Literary Studies: 45 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …36Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 36 fractional worksSocial Issues in Poland: 34 fractional worksPolish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies: 27 fractional worksLocal Governance and Planning: 23 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEducationLinguistics and LanguageLaw5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 76 works
  2. 2 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 73 works
  3. 3 Education and Cultural Studies Education 64 works
  4. 4 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 55 works
  5. 5 Polish Legal and Social Issues Law 48 works
  6. 6 Central European Literary Studies Anthropology 45 works
  7. 7 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 36 works
  8. 8 Social Issues in Poland General Social Sciences 34 works
  9. 9 Polish-Jewish Holocaust Memory Studies Philosophy 27 works
  10. 10 Local Governance and Planning Geography, Planning and Development 23 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available62.4%not open37.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Białystok's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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